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Police hunt Phuket temple thief caught on CCTV

PHUKET: Police are currently looking for a man seen on CCTV breaking into an office at the Srisoonthon temple in Thalang and stealing over B10,000 in valuables.

Court approves detention of first bomb suspect

BANGKOK: A court today (Sept 5) approved the detention for 12 days of the first suspect arrested in connection with the August 17 Erawan shrine bombing.

Laos frees Thai football hooligans

LAO: Lao police today (Sept 5) released 25 Thais who stirred up violence during a football match in Vientiane yesterday night (Sept 4), the Thai embassy said.

PM: Migrant workers’ dependents to be barred in 2017

BANGKOK: Thailand will prohibit family members from joining migrant workers coming to Thailand from neighbouring countries beginning in 2017, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (Sept 4).

Crime buster kills boss after getting low grades

ROI ET: A crime suppression police officer left angry after receiving very low evaluation scores for a pay rise shot dead his immediate boss while he was eating at a table in Roi Et’s Muang district yesterday morning (Sept 4).

Phuket wishes Brazil a Happy 193rd birthday!

Today (Sep 7) is a special day for dozens of proud South Americans in Phuket, and thousands more in the rest of the kingdom. For it’s Dia da Independência, or Sete de Setembro – for those of you whose Brazilian Portuguese is rusty, that’s Independence Day and Seventh of September, respectively.

Nadal to take on Djokovic in Bangkok

TENNIS: The Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand is joining hands with True Corporation to hold a special tennis match featuring World’s Number One Novak Djokovic and former Number One Rafael Nadal at the Hua Mark In-door stadium in Bangkok on October 2.

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Amlo tracks cash trail in city blasts

BANGKOK: The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has now identified the money trails of suspects involved in the Erawan shrine and Sathon pier bombings and forwarded the findings to police, Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya says.

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